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The present work discusses the main economical and institutional problems that involve Brazilian ports. Firstly, we characterize the Brazilian ports` segment, presenting the main concepts and the current model. Next, we present a short analysis of the main laws which regulate the sector. Then,...
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Recent studies point to commuting as a key element to understand regional dynamics and urban integration. This study propose three ideal types (Max Weber) of commuting flows based on its relations with social processes which impact urban structure by affecting residence and job locations in...
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This paper explores analytical tools designed to describe urban space-form structure at a global level, eventually in quantitative mode, by a configurational approach based on the Space Syntax Theory. The sample consists of 44 Brazilian cities, selected by demographic and cultural heritage...
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The purpose of this paper is to exam the regulatory failures in the Brazilian air transport sector, evidenced by the …
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The demand for sustainable mobility in Brazil is driven by the Brazilian cities growing urban density, the increased travel time in different transportation modes, the increasing number of motorcyclists deaths who migrated from active modes driven by household income growth as well as drivers,...
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In this study we examine how the use of private and public transport has changed since the early 2000s in Brazilian … over the last 20 years. We also analyzed how urban transportation costs, the demand for public transport, and the country … moving away from public transportation towards individual modes of transport, mainly among the middle and lower classes in …
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increase the number of jobs, schools, and health services accessible by public transport by an average of 3.1% to 5.6%. However … accessible by public transport could drop by -7.4% to -8.1% on average compared to the 2019 baseline. As a rule, these …
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Ride-hailing services from companies such as Uber, DiDi and 99 have significantly changed travel behavior in cities across the globe. Despite the common presence of these services in Brazilian cities, there is still little information about who are the users of these services in the country,...
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these transport mode alternatives with cumulative opportunity measures considering multiple combinations of travel time and … standalone transport mode for relatively short trips (between 10 and 40 minutes), and as a first-mile feeder to transit in trips …
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Transportation costs are an under-appreciated barrier to political participation. Here we examine whether a large-scale intervention to lower these costs, the adoption of a fare-free transit policy on Election Day in Brazil, increases voter turnout. Taking into account the different timing of...
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